Corey Johnson

Corey Johnson (28 April 1982-) was a member of the New York City Council (D-3) from 1 January 2014, succeeding Christine Quinn. He also served as Speaker of the New York City Council from 3 January 2018, succeeding Melissa Mark-Viverito.

Biography
Corey Johnson was born in Beverly, Massachusetts in 1982, and he was raised in Middleton by his mother and stepfather. He became a gay rights activist after publicly revealing that he was gay at his high school graduation in 2000 (having been the captain of his school's football team), and he became the political director for a gay blog in New York City. In 2013, he was elected to succeed the retiring City Council member Christine Quinn, representing Hell's Kitchen, Chelsea, the West Village, SoHo, and the Upper West Side in Manhattan. On 3 January 2018, he became Speaker of the New York City Council.